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Narendra Modi to be sworn in as India’s 15th prime minister today

NEW DELHI: The Bharatiya Janata Party’s (BJP) Narendra Modi will be sworn in as the India's 15th Prime Minister on Monday at a grand,...

Ukraine’s presidential election set to be held on Sunday

KIEV: The Ukrainian people will cast their votes on Sunday to elect the country’s president for a five-year term, in a vote that is...

US cuts some military aid to Thailand after coup

WASHINGTON: The United States has suspended $3.5 million worth of military aid to Thailand and urged the Thailand’s armed forces to restore civilian rule...

Thai army arrests former premier Yingluck Shinawatra

BANGKOK: The Thailand’s army has arrested former Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra after overthrowing her caretaker government in a coup. A number of Yingluck Shinawatra’s family...

Sri Lanka urges Norway to immediately handover LTTE leader

COLOMBO: Sri Lanka has urged Norway to immediately handover a leader of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) so that he can be...

Thai army bans 155 prominent figures from leaving country

BANGKOK: The Thailand’s army on Friday banned 155 prominent figures including ousted government leaders Yingluck Shinawatra and Niwattumrong Boonsongpaisan from leaving the country without...

Libyan parliamentary elections on June 25

TRIPOLI: The Libyan parliamentary elections will be held on June 25, the country’s interim parliament has announced. "It is decided that June 25 will be...

Nuclear agreement with world powers very likely by July: Iranian president

SHANGHAI: The Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said on Thursday that an agreement with the six world powers including five permanent members of the UN...

Thailand’s army seizes control of government

BANGKOK: The Thailand's army chief General Prayuth Chan-ocha seized control of the government on Thursday, a move he described as taken to restore order...

Sri Lanka being penalised for eradicating terrorism: Rajapaksa

COLOMBO: Sri Lanka has said that it is being penalised by interested parties for eradicating terrorism in the country. "Regrettably, the eradication of terrorism in...

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